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House rejects plan to stop automatic mailing of printed voter pamphlets
Summary
After extended debate on access and accuracy, the House voted down Senate Bill 19, which would have replaced automatic mailing of printed voter information pamphlets with a postcard-and-online approach; the measure failed 29–42.
The Utah House declined to adopt a proposal to discontinue automatic mailing of printed voter information pamphlets to all households, voting down Senate Bill 19 after an extended floor debate about access, accuracy and cost.
Sponsor Representative Powell described the measure as a modernization that would allow county clerks and the lieutenant governor’s office to send a postcard notifying voters that a printed pamphlet is available on request and that materials are posted online. He…
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